general interest

Every time I open a garden or shelter magazine I gaze with awe at the things people do with their multi-acre lots.  I covet their allés lined with scores of trees, their deep ponds and their mammoth kitchen gardens.  These people have large plots and large plans and the assets to meld plots and plans … Read more

The only gardener who doesn’t complain about the weather is a dead gardener. My idea of a perfect gardening day is a Saturday when the temperature is about seventy-two degrees, the humidity is low, and a gentle, soaking rain is anticipated sometime between ten at night and two in the morning.  Needless to say, this … Read more